| A | B |
|---|
| Indian Removal Act 1830 | Law that forced Amer. Indians to move west of the Mississippi |
| Andrew Jackson | signed the Indian Removal Act |
| American Indians | forced to leave their homes behind |
| U. S. Army | were used to move the American Indians west |
| John Ross, Cherokee Chief | led the fight against removal |
| Supreme Court | Ruled it was against the law to force the the Cherokee to move |
| Trail of Tears | American Indian were force to leave their homes, many died |
| Reasons Cherokee died on the Trial of Tears | Cold winter, diseases, little food |
| 1/4 of the Cherokee | How many died when forced on the Trail of Tears |
| Cherokee/Settlers | Learned from each other. Build roads/churches, farmed, |
| Sequoya | Developed Cherokee writing system/alphabet |
| Treaty of New Echota | Said the Cherokee would move to OK for a large amount of $ |
| Sitting Bull | Sioux leader |
| 6 million rejected by Sitting Bull | Amount offered to buy land from Sitting Bull |
| reservations | Land set aside for the Americans to live on |
| Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876 | Major conflict between Amer. gov. and Amer. Indians. |
| General George Custer | Killed by Sioux Indians in the Battle of Little Big Horn |
